On December 5, 2022, FINRA will re- platform the OTC Reporting Facility (ORF) to a new Linux-based operating system. This will include Trade Data Dissemination Service (TDDS) protocol changes FINRA previously announced.
A TDDS parallel production test period will run from Monday, November 7, 2022, through Friday, December 2, 2022. During this period both TDDS 2.0 multicast and TDDS 2.1
As part of its Transparency Services improvement initiatives FINRA will re- platform the OTC Reporting Facility (ORF) to a new Linux-based operating system. These changes will include Trade Data Dissemination Service (TDDS) protocol changes, and ORF will begin supporting timestamps up to nanosecond granularity (HH:MM:SS.sssssssss) in accordance with amendments to FINRA’s equity trade reporting
As part of Transparency Services improvement initiatives, beginning on December 5, 2022, FINRA will re- platform the OTC Reporting Facility (ORF) to a new Linux-based operating system.
FINRA will offer ORF Clearing function testing in the test system (NTF) beginning Monday, October 31, 2022. This testing will allow ORF clients to view clearing transactions in TRAQS as well as
The guidance provided in these FAQs pertains to the reporting to FINRA of “short” positions pursuant to FINRA Rule 4560 (Short-Interest Reporting) in OTC Equity securities, as defined in Rule 6420, and securities listed on a national securities exchange.
FINRA has rectified the TRAQS error clients observed this morning whereby a number of TRACE and ORF clients experienced problems submitting transactions to TRAQS.
TRAQS clients with questions regarding this issue should contact FINRA Market Operations at (866) 776-0800.
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FINRA has observed a number of TRACE and ORF clients experiencing problems submitting transactions to TRAQS. Users are presented with an error related to the connection attempt.
FIX trade reporting is unaffected by this issue. FINRA is currently researching the problem and will provide an update when it is known.
TRAQS clients with questions regarding this issue should contact FINRA Market
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Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and other exchange-traded products (ETPs) combine aspects of mutual funds and conventional stocks. As with any investment, ETPs can expose investors to any number of risks, so understanding the products and how they work is important.
From Monday, September 26, 2022, through Friday, September 30, 2022, the FINRA Test Facility (NTF) for the OTC Reporting Facility (ORF) will not include the trade reporting nanosecond enhancements FINRA previously announced. All other ORF testing functions will be available during this week, including TDDS 2.1 data dissemination.
Effective Monday, December 5, 2022, ORF will begin supporting